Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-02
PETITION.
To the Honorable, the Board of County
Commissioners Of Barber County,
KonSds:

PETITION
To the Honorable, the Board of County
Commissioners Of Barber County,
KOnSdS::
We, the undersigned, your petitioners, being
resident taxpayers and legal voters of the
township of MingOna, county of Barber, state
of Kansas, respectfully petition your hOnora-
BILE body TO submit TO the qualified electors OF
said township of Mingona, for their acceptance
or rejection, at a special election to be ordered
by your honorable body, under and in pursu-
ance of the laws of the state of Kansas, and an
act entitled AN act to enable counties, town.
ships and cities to aid in the construction of
railroads, and to repeal section 8, of chapter
80 of the laws of 1874 which took effect Feb
ruary 20, 1876, aud amendments thereto. the
following propositions, with the terms and con-
ditions herein specified, to-wit:
Shall the township of Mingona, county of
Barber, in the state of Kansas, subscribe for
one hundred shares, of one hundred dollars
each, of the capital stock OF The Chicago, Kan
sas g. Western Railroad Company, a corpora
ton organized and existing under the laws of
the state of Kansas, and in payment therefor
issue to said railroad company ten bonds of
said township of Mingona, county OF Barber,
of the denomination of one thousand dollars
each, said bonds to be payable to the bearer,
al tn fiscal agency of the state of Kansas, in
New York City, thirty years after the date
thereof. bearing interest at the rate OF six per
cent. per annum, payable annually, for which
interest coupons shall be attached, payable at
the fiscal agency aforesaid.
This subscription of stock and issue of bonds
to be upon the following conditions, namely:
AS soon "a said proposition shall be determined
in the affirmative, by canvass OF the votes cast
at said election, the Board of County Commits
sioners of said county of Barber, for and In
behalf of said township of Mingona, county of
ard the county clerk shall make said subscrip-
ton, in the name of said township of MingOna,
county of Barber, for said one hundred shares
of capital stock of said railroad company; and
when the railroad of said railroad company
shall be built of standard gauge, and compile
ted, and in operation, by lease or otherwise,
from a connection with the railroad of the
Southern Kansas Railway company, at or near
Medicine Lodge, in the county of Barber, in
the state of Kansas, to the south or cast line
of said township, through TO the west line
thereof upon the survey heretofore made, the
said The Chicago. Kansas & Western Railroad
Company shall receive ten thousand dollars of
said bonds. and issue one hundred shares OF
stock therefor.
The said Board of County Commissioners
shall cause such bonds, with intel est coupons
attached, as aforesaid, 10 be issued in the name
of said township of Mingona, county of Bar
Der, and shall deliver the same to said railroad
company. on delivery or tender to the treasu-
rer of said township of Mingona. county of
Barber, by said railroad company, of certifi-
Gates for its shares of fully paid up capital
stock of said railroad company, equsl in
amount with said bonds, dollar for dollar:
Provided, said railroad shall be built and com
pleted and in operation, by lease or otherwise,
as aforesaid, with freight and passenger de-
pot and station, at the town of Mingona. in said
township. established ready for business, on or
before the firstday of september, 1887.
PrOVlded TURNER, thar II the SAID Inc Cnlca-
go, Kansas & Western Railroad Company shall
be hindered or delayed in tho construction of
the said line of railroad by extraordinary action
of the elements, the length OF time II is so him
dered shall be added to the time herein taken
to complete said railroad.
The form of ballots to DO used at said cleo
ton shall be:
FOR the subscription of stock and issue of
bonds to The Chicago, Kansas * Western Rail-
road Company"
And
Against the subscription OF stock and issue
of bonds to The Chicago, Kansas & Western
Railroad Company
Il is therefore, by the Board Of County Com
missioners of the county Of Barber, state OF
Kansas. ordered and directed that special
election be held in the township of Mingona,
county Of Barber. state of Kansas, on
THE I'd DAY OF MARCH. 1857,
TO determine whether the proposition to sub
scribe for the stock OF The Chicago, Kaasas &
Western Railroad Company, and issue the
bonds of the township of Mingona, county of
Barber, in payment therefor, on the coDdi-
tons contained IN said petition, shall be adopt
ed or rejected. The special election shall be
held. and returns made and result necertained
and declared In the same manner as provided
by law for general elections The ballots to be
used Ia said election. for and against said prop
Osition, shall be of the form and contain the
words stated in said petition Thirty days no.
tee of said election shall first be given. ac-
cordfRg to law, and the sheriff OF said county
OF Barber is hereby ordered and directed u
give said notice, and make due proclamation
Done at Medicine Lodge, this, 2Ist day of
January, 1851.
JOHN McGRATH,
j. ID. FLEMING,
Board of County Commissioners.
Attest: RoBT. J. TALIArERRo.
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